This Day In History

August 30th

30 BC  The Queen of Egypt, Cleopatra VII, commits suicide after suffering defeat with her Roman ally and lover Marcus Antonius against the Octavian Caesar.
1982  President Mohammed Ali Rajai of Iran, along with Prime Minister Javad Bahonar are killed by a bomb planted inside Bahonar's office.
1983  US Air Force  Lt. Colonel Guion S. Bluford is the first African-American in space when the space shuttle Challenger lifts off for its 3rd mission.
1995  NATO planes begin bombing Bosnian Serb targets around Sarajevo and is the largest military operation in NATO's history

1827  Ellen Arthur (Herndon) (First Lady: married to U.S. 21st President Chester A. Arthur)
1901  Civil Rights Leader Roy Wilkins, also Executive Director of NAACP
1907  Actress/US Ambassador Shirley Booth (Thelma Booth Ford)
1908  Actor Fred MacMurray
1935  Singer John Phillips
1941  Singer John McNally
1944  Baseball Great Tug (Frank) McGraw

Top Hits Courtesy of...

1957

• Teddy Bear - Elvis Presley

• Whispering Bells - The Dell-Vikings

• Stardust - Billy Ward and His Dominoes

• White Silver Sands - Don Rondo

1965

• I Got You Babe - Sonny & Cher

• Help! - The Beatles

• Like a Rolling Stone - Bob Dylan

• Save Your Heart for Me - Gary Lewis and The Playboys

1973

• Brother Louie - Stories

• Let's Get It On - Marvin Gaye

• Delta Dawn - Helen Reddy

• Everybody's Had the Blues - Merle Haggard & The Strangers

1981

• Endless Love - Diana Ross & The Supremes

• Slow Hand - Pointer Sisters

• Urgent - Foreigner

• There's No Gettin' Over Me - Ronnie Milsap

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